The Global Wildlife Trade Is Fueling the Spread of Viruses
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physics.yale.eduThe Global Wildlife Trade Is Fueling the Spread of Virusesyale.eduScientists have long known that deadly diseases, from HIV to SARS to Ebola, can begin in animals and spill over to people. But a new study is the first to quantify the risks from the global trade in wildlife, finding that nearly half of traded mammals share at least one pathogen with humans. Read more on E360 →
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